Wendy Griffin

artist

Hello, I'm Wendy Griffin. I was born in West Sussex and moved to Guernsey in 1973 where I was educated, and I have lived on the island ever since.

Art has always been a major part of my life, and it would be rare to find me without a reason or desire to draw or paint.

Guernsey's dramatic coastline and rough winter seas have long been my inspiration, as too the beautiful changing light and moods of the Lake District and anywhere else for that matter. I am drawn to atmosphere and light and I love to create dramatic land and seascapes from life or from photographs I have taken and sketches I have made from nature in all of its moods. I love to paint "en plein air" but I am also just as happy in my studio at home where I can imagine myself back in the atmosphere of the location where I took the photograph or sketched the scene but with the added bonus of my favourite music playing in the background.